Ready to teach online without monthly fees at the start? You can sell online courses with Thinkific, a platform built for first-time creators. Thinkific keeps all your fees at zero on the free plan. In fact, it never takes a cut of your course sales.
How Thinkific Works
First, you create a free account and name your course site. Then you drag your videos, text, and quizzes into each lesson. After that, you pick a price and hit publish. Thinkific builds a clean sales page for you. So students can enroll and pay in just a few clicks. Because Thinkific takes no sales fee, you keep more of every payment. The platform sends money straight to your Stripe or PayPal account. Once a student buys, the funds land in your account fast. Over time, you can bundle courses and offer memberships.
- Cost to join: Free plan available; paid plans start around $49 a month
- How you get paid: Stripe or PayPal, straight to your account
- What you do: Build and sell your own courses, bundles, and memberships
- Best for: Creators who want zero sales fees on a free plan
- Why it stands out: Thinkific takes no cut of your course sales